Crossing the Borders: New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials from the Caribbean

Table 12.1. Plant Identi¤cation by Starch Grains Recovered from Five Burén Fragments, Macambo II and Laguna de Limones,
Guantánamo, Cuba
Site and
artifacts
Zamia pumila
cf. Zamia pumila
Phaseolus vulgaris
cf. Phaseolus vulgaris
Fabaceae
Zea mays
cf. Zea mays
Poaceae
Ipomoea batatas
cf. Ipomoea batatas
Maranta arundinacea
cf. Xanthosoma sp.
No ident.
Total grains
Burén 1 Macambo II 2 2 2 2 8
Burén 1 Lag. Limones 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Burén 2 Lag. Limones 3 297 1 1 2 1 305
Burén 3 Lag. Limones 4 2 4 2 1 13
Burén 4 Lag. Limones 9 4 4 2 19
Total 2 8 309 1 2 7 5 1 8 2 2 2 4 353
Ubiquity (%) 20% 60% 80% 20% 20% 60% 40% 20% 60% 20% 40% 20% 60% —
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